pinner

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8
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11
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈpɪnə(ɹ)/
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/ˈpɪnə(ɹ)/ · /pɪnə/ (UK)

Definition of pinner

6 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (agent, form-of)Agent noun of pin; one who pins.
    “This wrestler or pahlwan was a devotee of the old type of wrestling, in which the opponent is thrown down and pinned, unable to get out from under the pinner.”
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noun

  1. (agent, form-of)Agent noun of pin; one who pins.
    “This wrestler or pahlwan was a devotee of the old type of wrestling, in which the opponent is thrown down and pinned, unable to get out from under the pinner.”
  2. A headdress like a cap, with long lappets.
  3. A cloth band for a gown.
    “Inſtead of Home-ſpun quoifs were ſeen / Good Pinners, edg'd with Colberteen: [...]”
    “If by the dairy's hatch I chance to hie, / I ſhall her goodly countenance eſpie, / For there her goodly countenance I've ſeen, / Set off with kerchief ſtarch'd and pinners clean.”
  4. (obsolete)One who pins or impounds cattle; a pinder.

name

  1. A suburb in the borough of Harrow, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ1289).
  2. A surname.

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Etymology

From Middle English pynner, pynnere, pinnere, equivalent to pin + -er.

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